Study notes: Through the Looking-Glass
Alice climbs through the mirror over the fireplace into a world where everything runs backwards and the land is laid out like a chessboard. She meets Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Humpty Dumpty and the White Knight on her way to becoming a queen.
Themes
Nonsense and logic. Growing up. Games.
People to follow
Alice, the Red Queen, the White Queen, Humpty Dumpty, and the White Knight.
Talk about
- How is the book like a chess game?
- What does 'Jabberwocky' mean?
- Which character is funniest?
Public-domain text. First published in 1871; Lewis Carroll died in 1898, so this text is in the public domain in the US, Canada, the EU and India. Summary and notes written by ViralScopeHub.